Werth pays off for Nats

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: October 12, 2012 at 2:39 a.m.

ALEX BRANDON
Credit: AP
Washington’s Jayson Werth (left) leaps toward home plate and is greeted by teammates after hitting the game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Nationals a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday in Washington.